This call for papers may be of interest Dan **Apologies for cross posting** Dear all The deadline for the contribution of papers for the First International Workshop on New Developments in Digital Libraries (NDDL 2001) has been extended until 25th January 2001. Below are the details of the workshop. Thanks. Best regards, Pedro Isaias Workshop Chair ------------------------- CALL FOR PAPERS -------------------------- THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN DIGITAL LIBRARIES - NDDL2001 JULY 6-7, 2001 - SETÚBAL, PORTUGAL (http://www.iceis.org/workshops/nddl/nddl-cfp.htm) In conjunction with THE THIRD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ENTERPRISE INFORMATION SYSTEMS - ICEIS 2001 * Workshop Background and Goals The Digital Library field is an evolving one. New developments appear every day in the area and within related areas. This workshop intends to focus in application areas following the ICEIS interest to join university level research to company implementations. This workshop will serve as a forum to gather researchers, practitioners, students and anyone that works or studies the field. The workshop will expose new developments, and hopefully provide exchange of ideas and discussion on specific areas. The workshop won't be finished when it ends - a web site will be created to continue gathering people, conveying information and discussing ideas on Digital Libraries topics. * Topics of interest include, but are not limited to - Software Agents - Metadata Issues - Digital Library Prototypes - Systems Interoperability - Evaluation Issues - Searching and Browsing - Multimedia Libraries - Digital Library Development Frameworks - Studies of Digital Library Usage - Practical Results from R&D Projects * Format of the Workshop The workshop will comprise of invited talks and oral presentations. The proceedings of the workshop will be published in the form of a book. * Submission of Papers Prospective authors are invited to submit papers for oral presentation in any of the areas listed above. Only full papers in English will be accepted, and the length of the paper should not exceed 10 pages (5000 words). Instructions for preparing the manuscript (in Word and Latex format) are available at the ICEIS web site (see below). Postscript/RTF versions of the manuscript should be sent electronically to the workshop secretariat (see e-mail below). * Important Dates Full Paper Submission: 25th January 2001 Author Notification: 15th March 2001 Final Camera-Ready Submission and Registration: 5th April 2001 * Conference Location The workshop will be held at the Escola Superior de Tecnologia of the Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal. Setúbal is located at the south bank of Tagus river, about 50 km from Lisbon. * Secretariat ICEIS Secretariat - The First International Workshop on New Developments in Digital Libraries Rua Vale de Chaves - Estefanilha, 2914-508 Setúbal - Portugal Fax: +351 265 721 869 Tel: +351 265 790 000 E-mail: [log in to unmask] Web site: <http://www.iceis.org/>http://www.iceis.org Chair Pedro Isaias Universidade Aberta (Portuguese Open University), Portugal [log in to unmask] Program Committee: Steve Jones University of Waikato, New Zealand Enrico Motta The Open University, UK António de Sousa da Câmara Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal Geoffrey C. Bowker University of California San Diego, USA Joaquim Filipe Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal, Portugal Hanne Albrechtsen Risoe National Laboratory, Denmark Jens-Erik Mai University of Washington, USA Nuno Guimarães Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal Gert Fieguth Fachhochschule Kehl, Germany Wendy P. Lougee University of Michigan, USA ***** European Commission on Preservation and Access (ECPA) P.O. Box 19121, NL-1000 GC Amsterdam, visiting address: Trippenhuis, Kloveniersburgwal 29, NL-1011 JV Amsterdam, The Netherlands tel. +31 - 20 - 551 0839 fax +31 - 20 - 620 4941 URL: http://www.knaw.nl/ecpa/ ----------------- End Forwarded Message ----------------- Kathlin Smith Director of Communications Council on Library and Information Resources 1755 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Suite 500 Washington, DC 20036 Phone: 202-939-4754 Fax: 202-939-4765 E-mail: [log in to unmask] Web: www.clir.org